Window



Aug. 8, 1933. EX I 1,921,074

WINDOW Filed NOV. 8, 1950 INV EN TOR.

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Patented Aug. 8, 1933 WINDOW Louis F. Exner, Niles, Mich.

Application November 8, 1930.

Claims.

The invention relates to improvements in windows and particularly to means for holding win dow panes in window sash, and has for its object to provide a non-corrosive metal means for per- 5 manently and securely holding a pane of glass in a window sash, thus replacing putty as now commonly used.

A further object is to provide a window sash with a non-corrosive member fixedly secured to said sash to support a window pane therein against outward movement, and a member removably carried by said sash adapted to engage and support said pane against inward movement, said members affording means for simply and quickly installing or removing a window pane from the inner side of the sash.

A further object is to provide a window sash with a member contacting the outer marginal edges of and having constrictive perimetral engagement with the pane of the window.

A further object is to provide a window sash having a mullion construction between individual window panes mounted in the sash wherein said panes are constrictively held between non-corrosive interengaging inner and outer mullion members.

A further object is to provide a window sash having a mullion construction between individual window panes mounted in the sash and com prising an outer member having flangesextending inwardly between said panes and inner spring members interengaging with flanges and bearing upon said panes to press them'against outer member.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a window embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of a window, including a section thereof taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of a window, including a section thereof taken on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of my improved glass supporting member.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of my improved mullion-forming members.

Figure dis a vertical s ctional view of a win dow taken on line 2-2 of Figure l and illustrating the manner in which the outer glass supporting member presses against and constrictivesaid Serial No. 494,246

1y engages the perimetral edge of the window pane.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 10 designates a conventional window sash, which may be formed either of wood or metal, and which has one or more window panes 11-.mounted therein. Secured to the inner faces of the window sash adjacent the outer edge thereof are members 12 extending about said sash and formed of non-corrosive metal, .said members being adapted to support the window panes 11 in the sash against outward movement and replacing the putty now commonly used for this purpose. flange 13 extending from a point spaced inwardly of the window pane 11 to a point adjacent the outer edge of the sash, a portion 1% extending angularly inwardly from the outer end of flange 13, a portion 15 having face contact with the outer marginal edge of the window pane, and an upper flange 16 extending inwardly from portion 15 in spaced. parallel relation to lower flange 13. The loweriiange 13 of the member 12 is secured to the window sash by means of nails 17 or other suitable securing means passing therethrough at a point spaced inwardly of the window pane, and the upper flange 16 of the member 12 has recesses 18 formed therein at spaced points to receive said nails 17whereby the upper flange 16 is movable and independent of flange 13. Suitable inner glass supporting members 19, preferably of L shape, are removably secured to the inner faces of the window sash'by means of screws 20, said members 19 bridging the inner ends of the flanges 13 and 16 of member 12 and bearing against theinner marginal edges or the window pane to hold it against inward movement in the sash. A suitable Weatherstrip (not shown) may be used to bind the marginal edges of the window pane, if desired, to cushion theglass from its supporting members and to eliminate possible drafts of air passing between the sash and the window pane. I

With this construction of the window sash and its glass supporting means, the members 12 are first secured to the sash in their proper The members 12 comprise a lower position, the window pane 11 isthen inserted in the sash from the inner side thereof with outer marginal edges contacting the portions 15 of the members 12, and the inner glass supporting members are then secured to the sash in proper position in contact with the inner marmovement. The instant construction positively and securely holds the pane in its proper position in the sash, permits simple and easy installation or removal of the pane, and is non-corrosive; while the old method employing putty does not securely hold the pane in position, the putty corrodes and breaks with changing weather conditions, and the work of installing the pane must be done from the outside and consequently under handicap in inclement weather. It will also be seen that the construction of the outer member 12 with its upper flange l6 normally spaced from its lower flange 13 insures a constrictive engagement of the perimetral edges of the window pane by said upper flange and accommodates variations in the size of the window pane, the window pane thus being held against lateral and endwise movement in the sash.

In windows where two or more panes of glass are employed, a mullion or rail construction 21 is employed in place of the conventional construction of sash in which these members are formed as a part of the sash. The mullion 21 comprises an outer member 22 of substantially T-shape which may be welded to or interlocked with the sash or the glass supporting member 12, and inner members 23 having interlocking engagement with the outer member 22, said inner and outer members holding the adjacent marginal edges of adjacent panes of glass constrictly therebetween. The outer member 22' comprises aligned portions 24 engaging the outer margins of the adjacent panes of glass, a bowed member 25 connecting the outer ends of said portions 24, spaced parallel inwardly directed portions 26 extending from the inner ends of the portions 24 in contact with the supporting the edges of adjacent panes, and facecontacting flanges 27 off-set from portions 26 and terminating in outwardly directed hooks 28. The inner members 23 each comprise a resilient U-shaped member 29 which has a narrow flange 30 projecting perpendicularly from the end of one leg thereof. The outer member 22 is positioned with its portions 26 contacting and supporting the adjacent edges of the adjacent panes in properly spaced relation, and with the portions 24 thereof contacting the outer marginal edges of the adjacent panes; and the inner members 23 are sprung into interlocking engagement with said outer member by inserting the flanges 30 thereof in the hooks 28 of the outer member, and positioning the inner legs of members 29 in end contact with flanges 27 of member 22, there being no securing members required to hold these inner and outer mullion members together in operative relation. When the mullion is thus assembled, the inner leg of the U-shaped member 29 thereof bears against the inner marginal edge of the adjacent pane and presses said pane outwardly against the head of the outer member by its inherent spring action whereby the adjacent edges of the panes are constrictively engaged at their marginal edges.

It will be obvious from the foregoing that this construction of glass supporting means and its formation of non-corrosive metal will enable it to withstand weather conditions without deterioration, and said means will therefore never need replacement. This construction, by the constrictive engagement of the perimetral edges of the window panes, prevents shifting of the panes in the sash by vibration and the like, and also permits a weathertight engagement of the window panes in the sash regardless of variations in the size of said panes. Furthermore, the removability of the window panes from the inner side of the sash renders replacement of broken panes simple, and obviates climbing or removal of the sash in replacing panes in windows high above the ground. Also, the glass supporting and mullion members are simple of construction and assembly and cheap to manufacture.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is:

1. In combination, a window sash, a Window pane, means removably carried by said sash and supporting the inner side of said window pane, and means carried by said sash supporting the outer side of said window pane, said last named means comprising a flange secured in face contact to said sash, an angularly inwardly bent portion extending from the outer end of said flange, a glass contacting portion extending from said angular portion, and a flange extending from the glass contacting portion in normally spaced parallel relation to said first named flange and contacting the perimetral edge of said window pane. V

2. In combination, a window sash, an L-shaped metal member extending about the inner faces of said sash, said member having one flange thereof secured to said sash and its other flange extending inwardly of said sash adjacent the outer side thereof, a window pane mounted in said sash with its outer marginal edge engaging said inwardly directed flange, and an L-shaped member removably carried by said sash in contacting relation with the inner marginal edges of said pane and adaptedto bridge the imier edge of the sash contacting flange of said first named member.

3. In combination, a window sash, a window pane mounted in said sash, a member secured to and extending about the inner faces of said sash.

and engaging the outer marginal edges of said window pane, a resilient member carried by said outer member and constructively engaging the perimetral edges of said window pane, and means removably carried by said sash engaging the inner marginal edges of said window pane.

4. In combination, a window sash, a window pane mounted in said sash, a member removably carried by said sash and engaging the inner marginal edges of said window pane, and a metal member carried by said sash and engaging the outer marginal edges of said window pane, and means securing said last named member to said sash, said last named member comprising a lower flange having face contact with said sash, an angular portion engaging said window pane, and an upper flange extending in normally spaced parallel relation to said lower flange, said upper flange having recesses formed therein at spaced points through which said securing means may pass to secure said lower flange to said sash.

5. In combination, a window sash, a window pane, a non-corrosive metal member carried by and extending angularly from said sash into engagement with the outer face of said window pane, said member having a resilient flange constrictively engaging the perimetral edges of said window pane, and means carried by said sash engaging the inner face of said window pane.

, LOUIS F. EXNER. 

